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The <a href="https://ew.com/oscars/2018/12/17/oscars-2019-shortlists/">list of nominees for best animated short film is out</a> and some of them are online!
<br>For your consideration, five of the ten nominees: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH3HOcRayC8"><em>Age of Sail</em></a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYaRZ4TNfus"><em>Bao</em></a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35i4zTky9pI"><em>Lost &amp; Found</em></a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYcpRSQ-irs"><em>One Small Step</em></a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0ObdF_ZWoI"><em>Pépé Le Morse</em></a>
<br>Trailers and clips for the others: <a href="https://vimeo.com/269694854"><em>Animal Behaviour</em></a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAaT-W06bFE"><em>Bilby</em></a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IVHio68Pnw"><em>Bird Karma</em></a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ1sdso-d_g"><em>Late Afternoon</em></a> • <a href="https://vimeo.com/234003945"><em>Weekends</em></a><div class="feedflare">
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</div>tag:metafilter.com,2018:site.178301Wed, 19 Dec 2018 07:27:45 GMTanimatedfilmsanimationdreamworksoscarsoscarshortspixarGoing To Mainehttp://www.metafilter.com/178301/Dories-Dumplings-Dinos-Delta-Vs-and-Dunes/rssIf you're reading this, you're part of the illusionhttp://www.metafilter.com/178300/If-youre-reading-this-youre-part-of-the-illusion
"Threatin had become an international laughing stock, after a small army of internet sleuths revealed that he had tried to fake his way to stardom using paid Facebook likes, YouTube views and bots.
He had uploaded deceptively edited film footage that appeared to show him playing to sold-out crowds, lied about a non-existent award and album sales, completely fabricated an entire US tour, and used it all to secure a 10-city tour of Europe and the UK.
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/jered_threatin">As it would turn out, that was all just the tip of the iceberg</a>."<div class="feedflare">
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</div>tag:metafilter.com,2018:site.178300Wed, 19 Dec 2018 02:11:39 GMT15minutesbbcconmenedgelordfakenewsfalsemetalfamejeredthreatinmetalmusicrockthreatinGrandysaurhttp://www.metafilter.com/178300/If-youre-reading-this-youre-part-of-the-illusion/rss"...there is more evidence that she is transgender than cisgender."http://www.metafilter.com/178299/there-is-more-evidence-that-she-is-transgender-than-cisgender
<a href="https://www.themarysue.com/metroids-samus-aran-transgender-woman/">Metroid's Samus Aran is a Transgender Woman. Deal With It. <small>[The Mary Sue]</small></a> "Representation for transgender people is equally tough to find in gaming. Both Dangonronpa and Persona 4 managed to blunder transgender representation. One of the most famous transgender video game characters, Poison from Final Fight, is empowered but blatantly oversexualized. Characters and stories like this reinforce the harmful idea that transgender women only have societal value in their sex appeal. That's why I'm thrilled to tell you that one of the most famous women in videogame history happens to also be a transgender woman! It's none other that Nintendo's Samus Aran! It's true!"<br><br> "In 1994, the writers of the official Japanese Super Metroid strategy guide asked Metroid's developers if they could share any secrets about the intergalactic bounty hunter. Hirofumi Matsuoka, who helped work on the original design for Samus Aran, claimed that she "wasn't a woman," but instead, "ニューハーフ," or "newhalf." This language has its own issues, but terminology used for gender in the early 90s was as different in Japan as it was in the West. There has been some debate asking if the comment was in jest or genuine. Some have compared Matsuoka's use of "newhalf" to the offensive Western term "shemale." It's possible to interpret this as an ugly joke about Samus's traditionally masculine appearance, as illustrated in the 80s by Nintendo Power, where she is said to be six foot three and 198 pounds."<br>
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• Well, That Escalated Quickly: A Samus Followup <small>[<a href="https://www.themarysue.com/a-samus-metroid-followup/">The Mary Sue</a>]</small> <blockquote>"What would you do if you had a large platform to speak from? Would you post cat videos? Would you talk about Game of Thrones? Would you ask everyone to send you a dollar? This is something I've thought about a lot as a public figure. It's my opinion that if you have an audience, you have a moral responsibility to do everything you can to make the world a better place. This is why I spend so much time advocating for social justice issues. Yesterday, a story came out that broke my heart. A transgender high school student had over 150 people protest her taking gym class. So many transgender friends have told me that story made them cry. I've thought a lot about what it must be like to be a teenager and get that amount of hate thrown at you. I wrote her a long support letter, but that's simply not enough. I have a responsibility to stand up to transphobia, and so do you. If the idea of Samus, a fictional character, possibly being a transgender woman upsets you – you have some growing to do."</blockquote>
• The Power of Trans Samus by Jaime Gonzalez <small>[<a href="https://videoda.me/the-power-of-trans-samus-3f53e5df627a">Videodame</a>]</small> <blockquote>"We do need better trans representation in video games, ones that are confirmed in-game, main characters not just NPCs you meet once or transphobic stereotypes of villains. That's why even though her confirmation as a trans character is problematic...she's still our bounty hunter to claim."</blockquote>
• Why Entitled Male Gamers Can't Stand Critiques of Samus Aran <small>[<a href="https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/why-entitled-male-gamers-can-t-stand-critiques-of-samus-aran-7726613">Houston Press</a>]</small> <blockquote>"I don't know if Matsuoka was serious or making a crude joke, nor do I know if Samus is trans or not. The theory is interesting, regardless, and does actually shed some light on some of the themes of the original trilogy. I've always felt that Super Metroid was basically about a fear of motherhood, but if Wu and McGrody are right those themes might indicate regret of the inability to bear biological children. There's a fascinating conversation to be had. Unfortunately, entitled male gamers really don't want that conversation. [...] Samus as a good example of a badass woman who can hold her own in a video game and never needs rescuing is something the average entitled male gamer can hold up as proof that it's not all bad in games. Just as people deny widespread systemic racism in America still exists in America because why would a racist nation elect a black man as president, so do certain gamers deny sexist tropes exist in meaningful numbers because Samus couldn't exist if that were true."</blockquote>
• Whether Samus Is Transgender Isn't The Issue, Transphobia Is <small>[<a href="https://planettransgender.com/whether-samus-is-transgender-isnt-the-issue-transphobia-is/">Planet Transgender</a>]</small> <blockquote>"Whilst it is a possibility that it was just one person making an offensive joke, it's also possible that it's also true. Don't forget, during the whole of the first Metroid game players were led to believe that Samus was male, even using male pronouns in the guide and instruction book so as to surprise people when she removed her power suit in the finale. Though, once again hiding her gender may have been nothing more than a simply ploy for surprise with no other intentions at all. What needs to be remembered, however, is that the person who made this statement back in 1994, wasn't the creator of the character. They had no authority to make a statement like tat and for it to be true. In the piece that started it the authors, Brianna Wu and Ellen McGrody, described it as being like when J.K. Rowling said Dumblebore was gay, except it isn't. It's more like if the costume designer on one of the Harry Potter films said Dumbledore was gay, because the person who said Samus was a Newhalf wasn't the creator, just someone who worked on the look of the character. Whether Samus is or isn't transgender isn't what I'm wanting to talk about though, it's the reaction from many gamers at the very idea that she may have been born genetically male that's disturbing."</blockquote><div class="feedflare">
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</div>tag:metafilter.com,2018:site.178299Wed, 19 Dec 2018 01:55:43 GMTgamingidentitylgbtqmetroidsamustranstransgendervideogamevideogamesFizzhttp://www.metafilter.com/178299/there-is-more-evidence-that-she-is-transgender-than-cisgender/rssChildren, it turns out, "do not scale"http://www.metafilter.com/178298/Children-it-turns-out-do-not-scale
CW for new parents of &gt;1: Three Australian researchers find that yes, having a second child is <a href="https://theconversation.com/having-a-second-child-worsens-parents-mental-health-new-research-107806">much, much harder than just having one</a>. Depressing conclusions include mental health - especially for mothers - and more entrenched gender roles.<br><br> What can be done? Parental leave doesn't get a mention (in Australia, maternity leave is *somewhat* reasonable); even part-time work doesn't adequately address these stressors. <br>
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For those still deciding whether to try for a 2nd child, or feeling uneasy about raising a "singleton", 350.org founder and former New Yorker staff writer Bill McKibben <a href="http://billmckibben.com/maybe-one.html">has some views</a>.<div class="feedflare">
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</div>tag:metafilter.com,2018:site.178298Wed, 19 Dec 2018 01:17:56 GMTgendermentalhealthparentingpostpartum8khttp://www.metafilter.com/178298/Children-it-turns-out-do-not-scale/rssHe's Speaking in Codehttp://www.metafilter.com/178297/Hes-Speaking-in-Code
<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/textfilesdotcom">The source code of Leisure Suit Larry livestreamed.</a> At noon Friday, MetaFilter's own <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/user/18342">jscott</a> began reading the full source code of the original Leisure Suit Larry from 1987 live on Twitch. In a leisure suit. He's seven hours and forty five minutes in and still going. This public performance follows a DMCA copyright takedown from Activision that <a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/activision-forced-al-lowe-to-cancel-his-leisure-suit-larry-source-code-auctions/">halted the sale</a> of Leisure Suit Larry source code by programmer Al Lowe even though Activision doesn't own the rights to the game. This spoken codeathon is raising money for the <a href="https://eff.org/donate">EFF</a>, <a href="https://archive.org/donate">Internet Archive</a> or the <a href="https://gamehistory.org/donate">Video Game History Foundation</a>.<div class="feedflare">
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<a href="http://therecollectors.com">The Recollectors features the memories and stories of "children and families left behind by parents who died of AIDS".</a> <a href="http://therecollectors.com/recollections/growing-up-with-cookie/">Max Mueller remembers growing up with his mom</a> Cookie Mueller, who was one of the John Waters' Dreamlanders and a frequent subject in <a href="https://www.americansuburbx.com/2012/04/theory-nan-goldin-on-cookie-mueller.html">Nan Goldin's photos</a>.<br><br> <a href="http://therecollectors.com/recollections/everybody-has-to-watch-their-parents-become-human/">Ian Richard Barnes</a> talks about the difficulties his family faced when his minister father came out as gay, and HIV+. Retired WNBA athlete <a href="http://therecollectors.com/recollections/my-dad-taught-me-not-to-judge/">Candice Wiggins</a> on how her father's death from AIDS related causes has shaped her life. <a href="http://therecollectors.com/recollections/after-a-death-a-radicalization/">Alexis Danzig</a> discusses her role in ACT UP after her father died of AIDS. <a href="http://therecollectors.com/recollections/how-to-share-space/">Sam McWilliams</a> defines the word "nelly" and shows off a great photo of her and her father. E<a href="http://therecollectors.com/recollections/losing-my-dad-eazy-e-its-still-hard/">ric Wright Jr.</a> shares memories of his father, Eazy-E. The website creators, Whitney Joiner and Alysia Abbott talk about losing their fathers to AIDS, and the <a href="https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2015/01/08/recollectors-aids-abbott">impetus for starting the website</a>. At this time the website seems to feature people exclusively from North America, but they are still soliciting stories.<div class="feedflare">
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</div>tag:metafilter.com,2018:site.178296Tue, 18 Dec 2018 23:20:20 GMTAIDSCookieMuellerEasy-EgayrightsHIVmedicalmemoirmemorypandemicCukehttp://www.metafilter.com/178296/The-Recollectors/rssShe made all her dreams come true.http://www.metafilter.com/178295/She-made-all-her-dreams-come-true
In a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2012/10/01/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/penny-marshall-memoir/index.html">league of her own</a>. RIP Hollywood trail blazer <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2018/12/18/penny-marshall-dead-dies-75/">Penny Marshall</a>, 75, due to <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2018/12/18/penny-marshall-dead-dies-75/">complications from diabetes</a>. While hosting <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/01/carrie-fisher-penny-marshall-birthday-parties">legendary joint birthday parties</a> with best friend Carrie Fisher, she was the first woman to <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/remembering-penny-marshall-the-first-woman-to-direct-a-dollar100-million-grossing-film">direct a movie that grossed $100 million</a>. With Big, A League of Their Own, and Awakenings, Marshall blazed a trail for women directors: <a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/12/18/18146811/penny-marshall-dead-director-league-of-their-own-big-awakenings">Penny Marshall's groundbreaking directing career, explained in 3 movies</a>. Also: she wrote a 2012 memoir <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/26/entertainment/la-et-mn-penny-marshall-mother-was-nuts-movie-books-20120927">My Mother Was Nuts</a>. Her mother wanted her to be a dancer, which "didn't take," and yet what can I say about her dancing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzvOFeS79dc">here</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d8b46ze6hI">here</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QEDFNSftfs">here</a>. And despite physical comedy being <a href="https://theestablishment.co/a-brief-history-of-women-in-slapstick-comedy-eced4cc59456/">mostly male</a>, she was brilliant at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZNeJxx8_Do">that</a> too! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps2iOqA6wGM">The top 5 Laverne &amp; Shirley physical comedy moments</a>. Also: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CluvOVHpLv8">Penny on her famous brother Garry</a>. The Hollywood tributes are <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2018/12/penny-marshall-dead-a-league-of-their-own-tributes.html">pouring</a> in.<div class="feedflare">
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</div>tag:metafilter.com,2018:site.178295Tue, 18 Dec 2018 22:02:51 GMTaleagueoftheirownawakeningsbiglaverneandshirleyobitobituarypennymarshallMelismatahttp://www.metafilter.com/178295/She-made-all-her-dreams-come-true/rssWhy we're all children of the corn nowhttp://www.metafilter.com/178293/Why-were-all-children-of-the-corn-now
<blockquote>I absolutely guarantee you every meal you have eaten in the last 365 days has been made with corn.</blockquote>
SwiftOnSecurity explains <a href="https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/1074810043495796736">that corn's in everything</a>.
<blockquote>Corn is a platform with both limitless purposes, and one purpose:
to turn rural land into a dependable &amp; infinitely fungible financial asset.</blockquote>
Dr Sarah Taber explains <a href="https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww/status/1074882584436461570">why this is so</a>.
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</div>tag:metafilter.com,2018:site.178293Tue, 18 Dec 2018 21:11:40 GMTagriculturecapitalismcornDrSarahTaberfoodSLTwitterSwiftOnSecurityMartinWissehttp://www.metafilter.com/178293/Why-were-all-children-of-the-corn-now/rssIt's small but it loves it the most!http://www.metafilter.com/178292/Its-small-but-it-loves-it-the-most
<a href="https://twitter.com/Complex/status/1075057682703441920">Little puppies sliding down a stair's steps divider</a> (SLTwitterVideo)<br><br> <small>title is from what the guy on the left said halfway through, he didn't provide a gender</small><div class="feedflare">
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<a href="https://www.alliedmedia.org/peoples-ai">Free PDF download</a> A People's Guide to AI is a comprehensive beginner's guide to understanding AI and other data-driven tech. The guide uses a popular education approach to explore and explain AI-based technologies so that everyone—from youth to seniors, and from non-techies to experts—has the chance to think critically about the kinds of futures automated technologies can bring.
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</div>tag:metafilter.com,2018:site.178291Tue, 18 Dec 2018 20:20:15 GMTaiartificialintelligencejlittlewhttp://www.metafilter.com/178291/A-Peoples-Guide-to-AI/rssThe Future of Workhttp://www.metafilter.com/178290/The-Future-of-Work
<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/future-of-work-sci-fi-issue/">8 Sci-Fi Writers Imagine the Bold and New Future of Work.</a> "[C]harts and white papers only capture so much. Facts need feelings, and for that we turn to science fiction. Its authors are our most humane, necessary futurists, imagining not just what the future holds but how it might look, feel, even smell. In the following pages are stories from eight sci-fi specialists. Some are set in the near term; others, a bit farther out. All remind us that, no matter the inevitable upheavals, we don't struggle alone—but with and for other people. And robots."<br><br> <ul><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/future-of-work-real-girls-laurie-penny/">Real Girls</a> by Laurie Penny</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/future-of-work-trustless-ken-liu/">The Trustless</a> by Ken Liu</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/future-of-work-placebo-charles-yu/">Placebo</a> by Charles Yu</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/future-of-work-farm-charlie-jane-anders/">The Farm</a> by Charlie Jane Anders</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/future-of-work-third-petal-nisi-shawl/">The Third Petal</a> by Nisi Shawl</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/future-of-work-branch-eugene-lim/">The Branch</a> by Eugene Lim</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/future-of-work-maximum-outflow-adam-rogers/">Maximum Outflow</a> by Adam Rogers</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/future-of-work-compulsory-martha-wells/">Compulsory</a> by Martha Wells</li></ul>
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</div>tag:metafilter.com,2018:site.178290Tue, 18 Dec 2018 18:50:25 GMTAdamRogersCapitalismCharlesYuCharlieJaneAndersCoryDoctorowEconomyEmotionalLaborEugeneLimFutureFuturismGigEconomyKenLiuLaborLateStageCapitalismLauriePennyMarthaWellsMurderbotNisiShawlPrecarityRobotsRobotsStoleMyJerbScienceFictionSciFiShortStoriesWorkhomunculushttp://www.metafilter.com/178290/The-Future-of-Work/rssGerman for "definitely not getting any work done this afternoon"http://www.metafilter.com/178289/German-for-definitely-not-getting-any-work-done-this-afternoon
<a href="https://sandspiel.club/"></a> <br><br> A charming little sandbox game created by developer and artist Max Bittker [<a href="https://maxbittker.com/">website</a>] [<a href="https://twitter.com/sandspiel_feed">twitter</a>]<br>
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<strong>Guide to the Eighteen Elements</strong>
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<li><strong>Wall</strong> Indestructible</li>
<li><strong>Sand</strong> Sinks in water</li>
<li><strong>Water</strong> Puts out fire</li>
<li><strong>Stone</strong> Forms arches, folds under pressure</li>
<li><strong>Ice</strong> Freezes Water, slippery!</li>
<li><strong>Gas</strong> Highly Flammable!</li>
<li><strong>Cloner</strong> Copies the first element it touches</li>
<li><strong>Mite</strong> Eats wood and plant, but loves dust! Slides on ice</li>
<li><strong>Wood</strong> Sturdy, but biodegradable</li>
<li><strong>Plant</strong> Thrives in wet enviroments</li>
<li><strong>Fungus</strong> Spreads over everything</li>
<li><strong>Seed</strong> Grows in sand</li>
<li><strong>Fire</strong> Hot!</li>
<li><strong>Lava</strong> Flammable and heavy</li>
<li><strong>Acid</strong> Corrodes other elements</li>
<li><strong>Dust</strong> Pretty, but dangerously explosive</li>
<li><strong>Oil</strong> Produces smoke</li>
<li><strong>Firework</strong> Explodes into copies of the first element it touches</li>
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</div>tag:metafilter.com,2018:site.178289Tue, 18 Dec 2018 18:06:13 GMTbrowserfungameimaginationmaxbittkersandboxtimewasterTen Cold Hot Dogshttp://www.metafilter.com/178289/German-for-definitely-not-getting-any-work-done-this-afternoon/rssLet's Get To Workhttp://www.metafilter.com/178288/Lets-Get-To-Work
With a <a href="http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/news-events/the-green-new-deal-has-strong-bipartisan-support/">new nationally representative survey of registered voters shows that 81% support a "Green New Deal</a>" for the U.S and <a href="https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5c169f2ae4b05d7e5d8332a5/amp?__twitter_impression=true">strong bipartisan support</a>, what even is The Green New Deal? <a href="https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/11/a-primer-on-the-green-new-dealthe-plan-to-literall.html?link_id=3&can_id=b5a354d983544c1b1766d86922a22ff1&source=email-whose-green-new-deal&email_referrer=email_468021&email_subject=whose-green-new-deal">A Primer on the Green New Deal—the Plan to Literally Save the Planet</a> (Paste) "CJA says any jobs plan should restore and protect workers' rights to organize and form unions, and it should be predicated on non-extractive policies that build "local community wealth that is democratically governed." Any deal must ensure "free, prior and informed consent by Indigenous peoples," CJA insists, and should be directed by those communities bearing the brunt of the "dig, burn, dump" economy." <a href="http://inthesetimes.com/article/21632/green-new-deal-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-climate-cooperation-jackson-capital?link_id=1&can_id=b5a354d983544c1b1766d86922a22ff1&source=email-whose-green-new-deal&email_referrer=email_468021&email_subject=whose-green-new-deal">We Have To Make Sure the "Green New Deal" Doesn't Become Green Capitalism</a>. (In These Times) "<a href="https://degrowth.org/2018/04/02/why-economic-growth-is-not-compatible-with-environmental-sustainability/?link_id=13&can_id=b5a354d983544c1b1766d86922a22ff1&source=email-whose-green-new-deal&email_referrer=email_468021&email_subject=whose-green-new-deal">There is an uncomfortable scientific truth that has to be faced: economic growth is environmentally unsustainable</a>." (Degrowth.org) <a href="https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2018/10/green-new-deal.html?link_id=12&can_id=b5a354d983544c1b1766d86922a22ff1&source=email-whose-green-new-deal&email_referrer=email_468021&email_subject=whose-green-new-deal">Is there any green policy plan that can go far enough or be global enough</a> (Naked Capitalism) considering <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/military-largest-polluter-2408760609.html">the U.S Military is one of the largest polluters on the planet</a>?<div class="feedflare">
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</div>tag:metafilter.com,2018:site.178288Tue, 18 Dec 2018 17:03:09 GMTairtravelcapitalismclimatechangecoalCongressCooperativeJacksonDegrowtheconomicsEcosocialismemploymentgasGlobalGreenDealGreenNewDealgrowthjobsprogrammilitarynationalizationNewGreenDealoilpolicypublicspendingrenewableSunriseMovementsustainableUSpoliticsThe Whelkhttp://www.metafilter.com/178288/Lets-Get-To-Work/rssNot a whale! The Nantucket Sea Serpent of 1937http://www.metafilter.com/178287/Not-a-whale-The-Nantucket-Sea-Serpent-of-1937
<em>A SEA MONSTER: Bill Manville says he saw one off Nantucket. Insists he was not dreaming. Hopes it appears again to verify his story.</em> Thus began <a href="https://publicdomainreview.org/collections/the-nantucket-sea-serpent-hoax-1937/">the 1937 Nantucket Sea Monster Scare</a>, complete with additional sightings, huge footprints, and lots of media coverage. Except <a href="http://hoaxes.org/weblog/comments/nantucket_sea_serpent">it was all a hoax</a>, created by <a href="https://www.nantucketarts.org/collections/sarg-tony/">local artist and puppeteer, Tony Sarg</a>, to <a href="https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/06/16/nantucket-sea-serpent-hoax-1937-beach-prank-puppeteer-tony-sarg-hoping-get-nantucket-news-2/">promote a new, huge rubber balloon creature</a>, which would <a href="http://macysthanksgiving.wikia.com/wiki/Morton_the_Nantucket_Sea_Monster">appear in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade that year</a>. Unlike some other publicity stunts, the media was in on it, <a href="http://www.whatsnextblog.com/one-of-the-greatest-pr-hoaxes-of-all-time-that-you-never-heard-of/">presenting fiction as fact</a>. [via <a href="https://mimshouse.com/fake-news/"><em>The Nantucket Sea Monster: A Fake News Story</em></a>, <a href="https://librarylessonswithbooks.com/2018/05/05/the-nantucket-sea-monster-a-fake-news-story-by-darcy-pattison/">an educational tale from</a> Mims House; <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=oE40DwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false">preview on Google Books</a>]<div class="feedflare">
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</div>tag:metafilter.com,2018:site.178287Tue, 18 Dec 2018 16:54:58 GMTFakeNewsfloathoaxMacysThanksgivingParadeMediaLiteracyNantucketPublicityStuntRubberMonsterSargSeaMonsterSeaSerpentTonySargfilthy light thiefhttp://www.metafilter.com/178287/Not-a-whale-The-Nantucket-Sea-Serpent-of-1937/rssMusic To Listen To Tuesdayhttp://www.metafilter.com/178286/Music-To-Listen-To-Tuesday
Me And My Friends releases their latest album, "Look Up" (<a href="https://m-a-m-f.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp</a>). The sound of English folk colliding head-on with the golden-era music of 1970s West Africa and the Caribbean, this 5-piece band from Bristol, UK captures a unique sound that I find absolutely delightful. (<a href="https://soundcloud.com/meandmyfriends">Soundcloud</a>)<div class="feedflare">
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</div>tag:metafilter.com,2018:site.178286Tue, 18 Dec 2018 16:41:41 GMTbandcampfolkmusicmeandmyfriendsmusicworldmusicrebenthttp://www.metafilter.com/178286/Music-To-Listen-To-Tuesday/rss"Naked mole-rats are so weird you just never know"http://www.metafilter.com/178285/Naked-mole-rats-are-so-weird-you-just-never-know
<a href="https://dcist.com/story/18/12/17/after-bloodbath-the-national-zoos-naked-mole-rats-finally-choose-their-queen/">After Bloodbath, The National Zoo's Naked Mole-Rats Finally Choose Their Queen:</a> The National Zoo in Washington recently acquired a colony of naked mole-rats (<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/177428/Safe-For-Work">previously</a>). Besides <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/116848/Youre-perfect-you-dirty-rat">being naturally cancer-free, resistant to most poisons, and physiologically young for most of their lifespan (up to ~30 years)</a>, naked mole-rats are also <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/73389/Naked-hive-rats">eusocial</a>, meaning they are ruled by a queen, who is the only female allowed to reproduce. (<a href="https://www.reed.edu/biology/professors/srenn/pages/teaching/web_2006/Mole_Rat_cd_dtb/reproductive.html">We're not quite sure how that works.</a>) The colony at the National Zoo, as of Monday, has settled the question of which of the mole-rats will be the queen, with one of them giving birth to a brood of two. The process was not peaceful, however: of the 17 adult mole-rats that arrived at the Zoo, only 13 remain. <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/551627/animalism-the-naked-mole-rat/">More on why the naked mole-rat is so weird</a>.<div class="feedflare">
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</div>tag:metafilter.com,2018:site.178285Tue, 18 Dec 2018 14:46:25 GMTeusocialmammalsmoleratnakedmoleratnationalzoosmithsonianzooCash4Leadhttp://www.metafilter.com/178285/Naked-mole-rats-are-so-weird-you-just-never-know/rss"Nothing matters. Nothing matters. Nothing matters. It became my mantra.http://www.metafilter.com/178284/Nothing-matters-Nothing-matters-Nothing-matters-It-became-my-mantra
<a href="http://m.nautil.us/issue/67/reboot/holding-hands-with-a-chimp">Holding hands with a chimp</a> Jesse Bering brings perspective from his reflection brought on while caring for a chimpanzee named Noelle.<div class="feedflare">
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</div>tag:metafilter.com,2018:site.178284Tue, 18 Dec 2018 14:10:13 GMTBeringChimpsJesselifereflectionYellowhttp://www.metafilter.com/178284/Nothing-matters-Nothing-matters-Nothing-matters-It-became-my-mantra/rssEverybody Has a Boxhttp://www.metafilter.com/178283/Everybody-Has-a-Box
<a href="http://www.santorelockandsafe.com/">Santore</a> does not shy away from these questions: He has the word <em>temptation</em> tattooed on his right forearm. It's a reminder, he told me. "<a href="https://www.instagram.com/santore_safecracker/">What do safecrackers do</a>?" he once asked. "They crack safes. It'd be better if they do it legally, but the game is the fucking game. I'm just saying, it takes a certain mindset to want to do this stuff, to have the patience for it, and some people can channel that in a positive way and other people fucking can't." <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/12/professional-safecracker-reveals-his-craft/577897/">Meet the Safecracker of Last Resort</a><div class="feedflare">
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